bikepacking en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Blend of bike + backpacking.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Recreational multiday travel on a bicycle, often off-road and with minimal camping gear.
Bikepacking, as the name implies, is a harmonization of backpacking and cycling that is typically synonymous with a lightweight setup for touring, often off-road. Both ultralight touring and bikepacking are based on the principle that less is more.
2015, Justin Lichter, Justin Kline, Basic Illustrated Bike Touring and Bikepacking, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 32:He [Iohan Gueorguiev] was a star in the world of “bikepacking,” long-distance bike travel conducted off main roads.
2021 October 11, Alex Traub, “Iohan Gueorguiev, ‘Bike Wanderer’ of the Wilderness, Dies at 33”, in The New York Times, →ISSN: